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Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, CM Nitish Kumar has announced free electricity for all households up to 125 units from August 1.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (PTI Image)
In a big move ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced that electricity up to 125 units will be given free of cost to all households in the state, starting August 1.
Announcing the decision on X, Nitish Kumar in a post wrote, “From the very beginning, we have been providing electricity to everyone at affordable rates. Now, we have decided that starting from August 1, 2025 — meaning from the July billing cycle — all domestic consumers in the state will not have to pay anything for up to 125 units of electricity.”
हमलोग शुरू से ही सस्ती दरों पर सभी को बिजली उपलब्ध करा रहे हैं। अब हमने तय कर दिया है कि 1 अगस्त, 2025 से यानी जुलाई माह के बिल से ही राज्य के सभी घरेलू उपभोक्ताओं को 125 यूनिट तक बिजली का कोई पैसा नहीं देना पड़ेगा। इससे राज्य के कुल 1 करोड़ 67 लाख परिवारों को लाभ होगा। हमने यह…— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) July 17, 2025
The Chief Minister further added that the decision will benefit a total of 1.67 crore families across Bihar.
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